FireDancer

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FireDancer

2003

1h 19m

Drama

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Haunted by his past, an Afghan artist (Baktash Zaher) falls for a fashion designer (Mariam Weiss) in New York.

Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

06/17/2004

Crudely shot and lacking narrative cohesion, the film's sincere attempts to explore meaningful issues of cultural identity are undercut by its amateurish execution.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

06/04/2004

2/4

While there are enough subtle directorial touches to make you wish Wassel could make a second feature, the low-budget flick Fire Dancer is essentially a more awkward Afghan version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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Dave Kehr

New York Times

06/03/2004

2.5/5

Jawed Wassel's drama of Afghan-American assimilation is a sincere, thoughtful work, though not a very accomplished one.

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Maria Garcia

Film Journal International

10/06/2004

A passionate, if imperfect, glimpse at a culture still thriving in exile.

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

06/04/2004

2/5

At a very brief 80 minutes, there is sense of incompleteness -- character transitions don't make sense, with the plot taking sudden and inexplicable turns.

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

06/04/2004

2.5/5

Wassel's reach exceeds his grasp: The film's storytelling is choppy and sometimes obscures important relationships, and not all of the actors are capable of the emotional range that would give their characters convincingly tragic dimensions.

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Synopsis

Haunted by his past, an Afghan artist (Baktash Zaher) falls for a fashion designer (Mariam Weiss) in New York.

Director: Jawed Wassel
Producer: Khaled Wassel, John G. Roche, Kate Wood
Screenwriter: Jawed Wassel
Production Co: Columbia
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2003, Wide
Runtime: 1h 19m